Government
End of the clipboard? Activists say going digital could get fraud out of citizen-led ballot measures(The Daily Signal) – A conservative group advocating greater use of citizen ballot initiatives has created a platform to allow secure digital signatures to replace traditional handwritten signatures, arguing… Read More
Courts
‘They want to silence me’: Kansas residents sued by town over petition drive to ban data centersA small town in Kansas is suing several petition organizers who say the city’s lawsuit is largely an attempt to muzzle them and intimidate future citizen activists. Edgerton,… Read More
Opinion
Missouri Rep. Onder: Amendment 4 key to stopping abortion, gender surgeries for minorsMissouri voters have an important decision to make this August with Amendment 4. Before we vote on Amendment 3 in November to restore pro-life protections, repeal extreme abortion rules,… Read More
Public Education
Chicago student petitions to restore bathroom doors removed due to crime(The Center Square) – A Chicago student launched a petition to restore bathroom doors after Oak Park and River Forest High School removed them. At the start of the… Read More
Public Safety
Petition helps mount clemency drive for former Kansas City Det. Eric DeValkenaere in 2019 shootingMore than 1,200 citizens have already asked the Missouri governor to grant clemency to former Kansas City police detective Eric DeValkenaere, now serving six years in prison in a… Read More
Courts, Missouri
‘Refused to perform her duties’: Bailey files amended petition against Gardner(The Center Square) – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s office has filed an amendment to the state’s petition in the case to remove St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner… Read More
State Government
Park Hill School District sued for discrimination and violating students’ constitutional rights after “Start slavery Again” petition was created by minority studentsRIVERSIDE, Mo. – Park Hill School District (PHSD) is being accused of discrimination and violating students’ constitutional rights in a federal lawsuit after its handling of an innapropriate joke… Read More